Kids' Showtime Greats MyStamp Pack – Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Product overview
- Celebrating the much loved clever kangaroo Skippy
- Sheet of 9 themed MyStamps
- Large look a like stamp
- Includes the stamps from the Kids' Showtime Greats issue
- Presented in a high-quality folder
This stamp pack contains all stamps from the Kids' Showtime Greats stamp issue presented in a high-quality folder.
The beloved television show Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was produced from 1967 to 1969. Three series were made, totalling 91 episodes of 30 minutes each, as well as a full-length movie released in 1969, called Skippy and the Intruders. The series was set in the fictional Waratah Park and filmed mostly in bushland and national parks north of Sydney. It told of the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Sonny Hammond (played by Garry Pankhurst), and his kangaroo friend, Skippy. Other characters include Sonny’s widowed father and head ranger of Waratah Park (played by Ed Devereaux), Sonny’s older brother Mark (Ken James), flight ranger and helicopter pilot Jerry King (Tony Bonner) and family friend Clancy Merrick (Liza Goddard). Skippy, a female eastern grey kangaroo, was played by at least nine, and possibly as many as 15, different kangaroos over the three years of production. The catchy theme song was written by British-born Australian musician and composer Eric Jupp; lyrics were added by television screenwriter and producer Ted Roberts. The program was produced for an international market, in collaboration with the Channel 9 television network. It was filmed in colour at a time when Australian television was still in black and white and was first aired in the United Kingdom. Skippy became an enormous and enduring international success, being dubbed into various languages, and screened in dozens of countries over the decades, in the Americas, Czechoslovakia, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Norway, Thailand, the USSR, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe – to name but a few. The exploits of this clever marsupial and her human friends have entertained generations of children.Background information, technical details and gallery images on all our latest stamp issues are available on the Australia Post Collectables website.
- Issue date: 2 September 2024
- Issue withdrawal date: 2 September 2025
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Kids' Showtime Greats MyStamp Pack – Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
This stamp pack contains all stamps from the Kids' Showtime Greats stamp issue presented in a high-quality folder.
The beloved television show Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was produced from 1967 to 1969. Three series were made, totalling 91 episodes of 30 minutes each, as well as a full-length movie released in 1969, called Skippy and the Intruders. The series was set in the fictional Waratah Park and filmed mostly in bushland and national parks north of Sydney. It told of the adventures of a nine-year-old boy, Sonny Hammond (played by Garry Pankhurst), and his kangaroo friend, Skippy. Other characters include Sonny’s widowed father and head ranger of Waratah Park (played by Ed Devereaux), Sonny’s older brother Mark (Ken James), flight ranger and helicopter pilot Jerry King (Tony Bonner) and family friend Clancy Merrick (Liza Goddard). Skippy, a female eastern grey kangaroo, was played by at least nine, and possibly as many as 15, different kangaroos over the three years of production. The catchy theme song was written by British-born Australian musician and composer Eric Jupp; lyrics were added by television screenwriter and producer Ted Roberts. The program was produced for an international market, in collaboration with the Channel 9 television network. It was filmed in colour at a time when Australian television was still in black and white and was first aired in the United Kingdom. Skippy became an enormous and enduring international success, being dubbed into various languages, and screened in dozens of countries over the decades, in the Americas, Czechoslovakia, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Norway, Thailand, the USSR, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe – to name but a few. The exploits of this clever marsupial and her human friends have entertained generations of children.Background information, technical details and gallery images on all our latest stamp issues are available on the Australia Post Collectables website.
- Issue date: 2 September 2024
- Issue withdrawal date: 2 September 2025
Visit the articles section of the Australia Post Collectables website for additional content relating to stamp issues, including interviews with experts and designers.
To ensure you have the correct postage for sending your letter or card, please check our up-to-date postage rates.
Australia Post Collectables is a one-stop shop for stamp and coin collectors – a wealth of collectables information in one place.
Access information about special offers, latest stamp and coin releases, licensed products and limited-edition collectables, as well as articles on current and historical philatelic topics. Explore our stamp issues archive, and browse the latest stamp bulletins, too.
Join the Collecting Community
The Australia Post philatelic Collecting Community connects like-minded people with a tailored collecting experience. Receive community-only offers, be the first to preview our releases, and much more. Join today.
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